During further investigation of the crime it revealed that she was indeed hit across the head with an object, but it did not kill her; she later died from strangulation according to the swelling on her brain. It is believed that the rest of the scene was staged. It is just awful that someone would want to torture an innocent little girl, because records show what the strangulation happened about 45 minutes to 2 hours after she was hit in the head. Also during the investigation, the investigators had the family’s handwriting tested to see if their writing matched the ransom note; even …show more content…
John Karr was later released from custody and did not face any charges because DNA evidence proved that he had nothing to do with JonBenet’s death. As the years went by, new details were brought to light. The investigators revealed that there were no forced entry into the home, nor were there any footprints outside the home in the snow. Also later revealed was that a paintbrush from the mother’s paint kit was used to tighten the chord that choked the little girl. The Ramsey’s were later cleared in 2008 due to a new “touch DNA” technology system